Folding camp-stove



No. 6l7,l22. Patented Jan. 3, I899.

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FOLDING DAMP STOVE.

(Appliation filed Feb. 23. 1898.1 (No Model.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,122, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed February 23, 1898. Serial No. 671,275. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWVILLIAM S. RAY, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement in Folding Oamp-Stoves; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention relates to a construction of a knockdown or folding stove which is es pecially adapted for easy transportation in diificult places when in a folded or knockdown condition, and it can be set up so as to form a complete stove, with means for bracing and strengthening the parts with relation to each other.

It consists, essentially, in details of construction, which will be more fully described by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on line Fig. Sis an end view showing the parts folded and nested in.

My stove consists of two main rectangular sections A and B, one forming the bottom and the upturned sides which constitute the lower half of the stove and the other forming the top and the downturned sides which form the upper half of the stove and which may be engaged with the edges of the lower half, so that a complete rectangular inclosure is formed. The upper edges of the lower half are bent to form a longitudinal groove or channel upon each side, as shown at a, and the upper part B has correspondingly-inturned edges at the bottom, (shown at b.) This allows the upper half to he slipped longitudinally along the lower half, so as to engage these interlocking edges, and the two parts are thus interlocked so as to form the rectangular stove-body of any desired length and dimensions. This class of stoves being made of sheet metal of no great thickness, it is difficult to preventv their warping by heat or being bent out of shape. I have therefore shown a series of supplemental locks which are constructed as follows:

Upon the outer sides of the upper and lower halves of the stove are riveted sockets 0, near each end and at the center or at as many different points as may be desired.

Through these sockets pass vertical bars which look the sides firmly together and prevent their being disengaged. In the present case I have shown these locking-bars and the supporting-legs of the stove as being combined in those which are used at the ends.

D D are the locking-bars, which extend through the yokes O and are curved at the bottom and upturned beneath the stove, where they are bent parallel with the bottom, as shown at D, so that the bottom of the stove rests upon this portion and the bight or curved lower end stands upon the ground or other support. Intermediate between these end legs other locking-bars may be inserted if the stove is'of sufficient length 1" or that purpose.

The ends E and F of the stove are curved around at each side, so as to be slid into place and engage and interlock with the correspondingly-formed ends of the side pieces of the stove. The rear end is entirely closed. The front end is provided with a door for the introduction of fuel, as shown at G.

The fire-pan II is made of sheet metal perf orated at the bottom, having upturned sides with flanges (shown at It) turned outwardly, so as to engage with the interlocking flanges a b of the sides, so that the fire-pan is suspended upon these flanges.

The oven is composed of two iron pansI I, one inverted upon the other, these pans being the usual deep baking-pans, and they are suspended in the same manner by resting upon the flanges a 1) between the fire-box and the rear of the stove.

The top of the stove may have as many openings J as may be desired for the reception of culinary vessels upon the top.

The stovepipe K is made in sections adapted to telescope one above the other, and the lower section fits upon a flanged plate L, which engages with the top of the stove where the escape-opening is made.

In order to direct the heat around the oven and prevent its going directly to the chimney, I have shown a hinged damper M, extending across beneath the top of the stove and turnable, so that when turned down its lower edge rests upon the top of the oven and intercepts the heat, thus causing it to pass around the sides and beneath the oven.

The whole device can be taken apart and the upper half I3 of the stove inverted and introduced between the sides of A after the ends E and F have been withdrawn. These ends are then laid in the bottom, the pans forming the oven are disengaged and one nested into the other, and they are set into the channel formed by the two sides A and B, which are already nested together. The grate or fire-box H is in the same manner placed in the other end. The stovepipe-sections are telescoped together and laid inside of the fire-box along with the connection L, which is also disengaged. The legs and locking-bars D,having been withdrawn from their sockets, are laid into the oven-sections along with the covers and the whole apparatus is nested into a very small space for transportation. The amount of room within these nested sides is great enough to allow of all the necessary culinary articles for such stove to be also placed in this space.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a stove of the character described, the top and bottom each having sides to form one-half the depth of the stove with inturned engaging flanges along the meeting edges whereby the parts may be telescoped together, socket-pieces formed upon the exterior of the sides so as to stand in line vertically when the top and bottom have been united and vertical bars slidable through said socket-pieces to lock and strengthen the stove sides.

2. In a stove of the character described, a top and bottom, each having sides equal to one-half the depth of the stove with inturned interlocking edges whereby the parts may be slipped together longitudinally, socket-pieces fastened to the sides of the top and bottom pieces so as to stand in line with each other, legs formed by bending bars of metal to form long and shortarms, the longer arms passing through the sockets which are in line, and the shorter arms extending beneath the bottom of the stove so that the latter rests thereon.

3. I11 a stove of the character described, top and bottom sections, each forming approximately one-half the depth of the stove and having inturned interlocking edges, sockets fixed to the two sections upon opposite sides of the interlocking joint, and bars fitting said sockets whereby the parts are locked together, end plates with interlocking edges slidable across the ends of the stove, a fire-box and oven each having outwardly-projecting flanges adapted to be suspended upon the inturned interlocking meeting edges of the top and bottom of the stove.

4. In a stove, the top and bottom sections, each having sides equal to one-half the depth of the stove, the sides of one section having its edges folded to form an exterior groove or channel and an interior flange and the sides of the other section having its edges turned inward and adapted to slide in said grooves or channels, and an oven having a flange to rest upon the said interior flange.

5. In a stove of the characterdescribed, the interlocking sections with inturned flanges, a fire-box and oven with outwardly-turned flanges whereby they are suspended and movable upon the inturned flanges of the stovesections, a damper swinging beneath the top adapted to close upon the upper oven-section whereby the heat is directed around and beneath the oven, and a stovepipe connecting with the space behind the oven.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my 

